Dr. George Orris Woodrum MD
Anesthesiologist
Augusta Medical Center Anesthesia Dept 78 Medical Center Dr Fishersville VA, 22939About
Dr. George Woodrum is an anesthesiologist practicing in Fishersville, VA. Dr. Woodrum ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Woodrum also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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